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Wednesday 8 March 2023
CCL firm Iteq looks to automotive, server apps for 2023 growth
Iteq remains focused on high-speed and high-frequency CCLs (copper-clad laminates), and is optimistic about demand coming from the server and automotive sectors this year, according...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Panel makers remain cautious about ramping utilization rates
LCD panel makers remain cautious about ramping up the utilization rates of their LCD fabs, although TV panel prices have begun bouncing up, and quotes for IT applications show signs...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
PC brands slow pace of innovation
Amid unfavorable market conditions, brand PC vendors are focusing on ways to maximize limited resources instead of boldly innovating, according to industry observers. As a result,...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Notebook ODMs see shipments bottom out
Notebook ODMs will soon see their shipments bottom out and recover from the second quarter, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Ventec specialty CCL sales pick up for auto, aerospace applications
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, dedicated to specialty copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, expects its shipments of high-performance thermal substrate materials for...
Wednesday 8 March 2023
Taiwan leadframe suppliers see promising demand for automotive SiC devices
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers including Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), Jih Lin Technology and Shuen Der Industry (SDI) are seen as beneficiaries as more IDMs offer automotive silicon...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Infineon and UMC extend automotive partnership with long-term agreement for 40nm eNVM microcontroller production
Infineon Technologies and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to multiply capacity for the production of Infineon...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
IDMs upbeat about market prospects for automotive chips
Despite automotive chip customer pull-in momentum reportedly weakening, IDMs in the US and Europe are still highly optimistic about market prospects for the chip segment whose supply...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Pegatron to expand factory site in Mexico
Pegatron has announced plans to expand its factory site in Mexico, but has been tight-lipped about which products or customers the expanded facility will serve.
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Rapidus investors eyeing secure advanced chip capacity
Rapidus, a new Japanese wafer foundry with the goal of manufacturing 2nm chips, will set up a wafer fab at Chitose in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Its eight major investors, including...
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Taiwan memory makers step up development of automotive applications
Nanya Technology has achieved safety certification for its automotive LPDDR4 series from SGS-TUV, while Winbond Electronics is working to advance its manufacturing nodes to expand...
Monday 6 March 2023
Automotive leaders offer advice to China government as NPC, CPPCC sessions begin
China's National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) started their respective annual meetings during the weekend. Local automotive...
Monday 6 March 2023
Major OSATs gearing up for automotive mmWave radar solutions
Automotive mmWave radars are widely believed to become important supporting components for future vehicles. Major OSATs including China's JCET, Taiwan's ASE Technology, and US-based...
Monday 6 March 2023
DDI firm Fitipower sees operations hit bottom in 1Q23
Fitipower Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group specializing in display driver ICs (DDI), has seen customer orders, particularly those from the TV sector, gradually...
Monday 6 March 2023
High margins draw industrial PC suppliers into defense sector
Industrial PC (IPC) suppliers have increasingly perceived niche sectors like healthcare and military to be steady sources of revenues, leading them to deepen their deployments in...